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The Swede is one of several key players out through injury right now, with Paul Pogba’s fine start to the season brought to a halt by a mystery hamstring injury that Mourinho has only gone as far as to say is “long-term”.

“Everybody knows that every manager wants to have all the players available,” Mourinho said, days after pointedly talking about how some other Premier League managers “cry” about injuries.

“It’s just then a question of the way you position yourself in relation to that, the way you think is best way you think is to do it.

“For some, it is better to remember and remember and remember that the team is not in its full strength. It is better to remember that player A or B is missing, and player C or D is so important for the team.